The Aurzen ZIP is a pocketable tri-fold projector that makes it easier than ever to bring big-screen entertainment on the go.


There's a lot of tech that has benefited from miniaturization and foldability over the years. I grew up familiar with the convenience of a Nintendo DS, and today people can enjoy the advantages of foldable phones.

The Aurzen ZIP successfully applies this design solution to a projector that can fit in your hand, pocket, or bag.


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There's been a quiet battle between banks to be the next Apple Card issuer as Goldman Sachs moves on, but another battle is brewing between networks to take over from Mastercard.


Apple is set to move Apple Card from Goldman Sachs at some point soon, but Apple could switch payment networks in the process. Goldman Sachs previously suggested it wanted to rid itself of Apple Card in 12 to 15 months as of November 2023 — so the move is past due.

Before the card issuer changes, however, Apple may choose to sign a new contract with a different payment network. The current network is Mastercard, but according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Visa and American Express are fighting for the position.


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Two popular OWC Thunderbolt dock options are eligible for exclusive deals knocking up to $110 off. Pair them with your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro to connect peripherals with ease.


Pick up the 11-port Thunderbolt 4 docking station for your Mac at the discounted rate of $149.99 when you shop through this activation link and enter promo code APPLEINSIDER in your shopping cart.


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It looks like you can finally update your Apple Watch to watchOS 11.4.


Apple had released watchOS 11.4 briefly on Monday, before quickly pulling it down — roughly two minutes after it went live. Now, it seems as though Apple has reissued the update, once again making it available for download.

It is not clear why the update was pulled in the first place.


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Apple is researching how to best add a touch-sensitive component that a user can customize to the Apple Vision Pro, that is very much like the Action Button on the iPhone.


If it works, add it to everything. The Action Button started life on the Apple Watch Ultra in 2022, but then came to the iPhone 15 Pro, and is now on all models of the iPhone 16.

Now a newly-granted patent shows that Apple has fully researched giving the Apple Vision Pro an Action Button in the form of a touch-sensitive region. The patent, originally filed in June 2023, is called "Electronic Devices with Finger Sensors."


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The App Store hosted a number of VPN apps with ties to a Chinese military-affiliated company sanctioned by the US, with millions of downloads between them all.


Users are often warned of the dangers of the Internet, with privacy issues prompting some to sign up for a VPN service. While there are many legitimate iPhone VPN services on the market, some have been found to be a potential national security risk.

A report from research group Tech Transparency Project looked into the top 100 free virtual private network (VPN) services offered in the App Store to users in the U.S. in 2024. In tracing the corporate ownership of each, the investigation found that one in five were owned by Chinese companies.


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The Apple of 1976 is unrecognizable compared to today's gigantic corporation, and yet key early decisions by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and more, are still having their effect today.


Back in 2021, Tim Cook marked the then 45th anniversary of Apple with a tweet looking back to his friend and colleague, co-founder Steve Jobs.



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Apple's 2025 Mac Studio brings with it the latest Apple Silicon chips and a few more changes that power users will love. One model is a must-buy, and the other is still excellent — but very clearly not for everybody.


The Mac Studio isn't called the Mac Pro, but it might as well be. Like the Mac Pro, the Mac Studio is as much computing power as Apple can bring to bear, in a compact metal box.

In 2025, that legacy of power remains intact. For now, it's faster than the fastest Mac Pro, albeit minus PCI-E slots.


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Apple is allowing emulators on the App Store. Here's what's arrived, and what's on the way to play your favorite retro games on your iPhone, updated on April 1.


The early April changes to the App Store Review Guidelines reversed a rule that practically banned emulators from the App Store. After the rule was removed, it was expected that there would be a sudden rush of emulators being submitted to Apple for inclusion in the digital storefront.

Emulators for the iPhone have existed for a while, but outside of the App Store as a side-loadable app. With Apple's changes, some of the projects are making the transition, and potentially gaining more traction from a larger user base in the process.


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Apple has now officially confirmed that its iOS Find My feature has been enabled in South Korea, following years of public demand.


Just about the only place in the world where you couldn't use Find My was South Korea. That was for reasons that were never stated but appeared to be related to local laws that arguably allowed the government access to location data.

Following public demand, Apple said in September 2024 that it would be bringing the service to the country. Then during the beta testing of iOS 18.4, Find My was enabled in South Korea.


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The Kick75 is a colorful hybrid profile keyboard that lowers the threshold for keyboard customization.


People often have to choose between a low-profile and high-profile keyboard, while the Kick75 provides a "why not both" design. You can switch out the key switches, caps, and some plates to switch between different profiles.

The Kick75 was designed over three years, gaining a retro flare inspired from both Nike sneakers and 8-bit games.


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A new rumor suggests Apple will cut support for three iPhone models in iOS 19, which contradicts a previous rumor.


Apple has a lot of iPhone models available in the world, and many of them still get regular OS or security updates. A rumor shared in December suggested Apple wouldn't change its compatibility list for iOS 19, but that may not be the case.

A new rumor claiming the compatible models would change with iOS 19 was posted on a private social media account and reported on first by 9to5Mac. The models being dropped in iOS 19 are rumored to be iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR.


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A new firmware update for the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 has been released, though there are currently no details about its contents.


On Monday, following the public release of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, Apple issued a firmware update for select AirPods models. The firmware update increases the build number to 7E93, up from the previous 7B20 and 7B21, released in October 2024.

The 7E93 firmware update is available only for AirPods Pro 2, and all models of the AirPods 4, including the variant with Active Noise Cancellation. It will not be released for AirPods Max or other non-H2 devices.


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Apple's iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates contain multiple fixes designed to keep your data secure. Here's what you need to know, and why you should consider updating right away.


On Monday, after a series of developer betas and two separate release candidate builds, Apple finally launched iOS 18.4 to the general public. Though the update contains various Apple Intelligence improvements and an all-new Apple Vision Pro app, the software also patches multiple vulnerabilities.

As with every major iOS update, iOS 18.4 addresses core security issues related to different features and aspects of the iPhone operating system. Many of the changes introduced on Monday were implemented to prevent bad actors from accessing users' private information.


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An alleged prototype of the Apple Watch Series 10 has a brand new sensor that may have been intended for blood sugar monitoring.


The Apple Watch Series 10 was a relatively light upgrade from the previous model, with a larger display and a thinner body than the Apple Watch Series 9. However, Apple's changes could've gone a lot further.

In images shared to X, "Stella-Fudge" also known as "Choco_bit" offers a quartet of pictures for a device that looks like an Apple Watch. The device is described as a "Prototype Apple Watch Series 10" by the X account, echoed by similar labeling on the casing itself.


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At the same time as updating its current operating systems, Apple has issued a few updates for older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Here's what else got updates on Monday.


On Monday, Apple released its updates for the current-gen operating systems in its ecosystem, including iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4. At the same time, it introduced updates for earlier operating system releases, which can be downloaded and installed by users to older hardware.

While the main focus is on keeping operating systems up to date, Apple does occasionally bring out updates for earlier operating system releases.


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After a very brief period of availability cited on Apple's website, Apple has pulled the watchOS 11.4 release.


The only notable feature in watchOS 11.4 is a brand new "Break Through Silent Mode" option in Sound & Haptics. This means that if you wear your Apple Watch to bed, sound and haptics will play regardless of whether or not Silent Mode is toggled on.

Previous to this, if Silent Mode was enabled, the Apple Watch would only use haptics as part of its alarm.


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Apple has rolled out a few new features in tvOS 18.4, bringing some new smart home support, expanded audio features, and even changed up some of the Apple TV app interface.


Unlike Apple's other operating systems, tvOS usually doesn't get many feature updates between major releases. Most of the updates focus on improving stability and addressing bugs.

However, this time around, tvOS is actually getting a bit of love with a handful of new features and updates.


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Apple has released iPadOS 18.4 to the public, with the update bringing with it Apple Intelligence upgrades as well as an update Mail app, among other improvements.


Apple's beta-testing cycle for iPadOS 18.4 took four cycles before the introduction of release candidates to complete. After all that testing, it is now available for the general public to download and install to their iPad.

The release build is build number 22E240, just like the second release candidate.


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Apple released visionOS 2.4 on Monday with Apple Intelligence features on Apple Vision Pro, including Writing Tools, Priority Notifications, and Image Playground.


Nine months after Apple revealed Apple Intelligence to the world, it has finally arrived on Apple Vision Pro. The visionOS 2.4 release also includes a new Spatial Gallery app, improvements to Guest Mode, and other bug fixes.

Apple Vision Pro has always had the capability to run Apple Intelligence thanks to the M2 processor, but Apple didn't prioritize the feature for the platform due to the small install base. Every feature currently available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac has come to Apple Vision Pro at once except for changes to Siri.


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Apple has finalized and released its update for iOS 18.4, adding more Apple Intelligence changes alongside a new Apple Vision Pro app, CarPlay, Shortcuts tweaks, and a bunch of new emoji.


Following a beta testing cycle involving four developer betas and two release candidates, iOS 18.4 is now ready to be used by the general public. The build number, 22E240, is identical to the RC2's build, indicating they are the same content-wise.

As usual, the iPhone operating system benefits from many changes in its updates, with Apple Intelligence continuing to feature prominently.


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Apple has now publicly released macOS Sequoia 15.4 with a number of key improvements to Apple Mail and Passwords, alongside bringing Apple Intelligence to EU users for the first time.


It's three months since Apple released its previous update, and over six months since the first version of macOS Sequoia came out. Usually by this stage, Apple would typically be looking to keep any major new features to the next macOS, due to be revealed at WWDC on June 9, 2025.

Doubtlessly that is still a factor, but for once each separate iteration of macOS Sequoia has been bringing new features and this latest edition is no different. The new features are not huge, though, and they are mostly not especially visual — unless you're in the EU.


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Whether it's a MacBook Pro that's always out on the road with you, or a Mac Studio that gets left in an office, your Mac holds critical data and you've got to back it up.

Plex has rolled out its new mobile experience, giving iPhone users an updated app for streaming content from their home server.


Available to some users in preview since November 2024, the new iOS app experience for Plex has arrived. The update has started to roll out slowly, with all users expected to get the new interface within a week.

The update now brings the Plex experience into a single seamless interface, combining both a user's media collection on their Plex server and on-demand content. The aim is to make it much simpler and intuitive to navigate, with core features brought forward instead of burying them within menus.


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It's not enough to just let your iPhone back up to iCloud, not when you need to be sure you won't lose anything important. Here are your options for backing up iOS devices.

Apple's Time Capsule was discontinued long ago, but you can still get them to do your Time Machine backups on a modern network. Here's how.


In 2008 Apple introduced a product called Time Capsule, which combined a wireless AirPort Base Station and an internal hard drive along with the macOS Time Machine backup software.

Time Capsule acted as a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device and allowed users to both manually back up their data by using a Time Capsule as a NAS volume, as well as by using the Time Machine app to automate backups.


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In a new interview, Apple executives who worked on the AirPods Pro 2 hearing feature reveal how long the development was, and how the H2 chip proved to be crucial.


Apple has allowed journalists into its AirPods Pro audio testing labs before. But now that the hearing aid feature has been released in Australia, the company has discussed more details of the development with local media.

Bergeron said that it was really with the release of the first generation of AirPods Pro in 2019 that the company to think it might have the ability to create a hearing aid feature. Even then, it was not a full development program, and she implies it wouldn't become so until the H2 was being designed.


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On the latest episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, we cover the newly-leaked Hue doorbell, some rumored devices types coming to Matter 1.5 this spring, and talk about the impending iOS 18.4 release.


We start off this week's episode rounding up some of the new features coming in iOS 18.4 that are most relevant for the smart home. New features include a new recipe guide, Matter vacuums, and more.

On the heels of the iOS 18.4 update, we pivot to the first Matter smoke detector hitting shelves. Also included with iOS 18.4, Sensero is the first compatible model up for preorder.


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A new report says that Foxconn will produce double its previous annual total of iPhones in India during 2025, as Apple continues to expand in the country.


Apple has previously been reported to be aiming to use Indian factories to make 25% of its total iPhone manufacturing, by 2028. The expansion follows Apple and its suppliers working to reduce over-reliance on China as a sole manufacturing source.

According to The Times of India, Apple's major manufacturer Foxconn is continuing this expansion with plans to produce between 25 million and 30 million iPhones across 2025. Reportedly, Foxconn has been conducting what are described as restricted testing operations at the company's Bengaluru facility over the last three to four months.


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Apple's ambitions for the expansion of satellite communications for the iPhone is facing an opponent in Elon Musk, with SpaceX reportedly trying to put a hold on the efforts.


The iPhone has benefited from a number of satellite features in recent years, with Emergency SOS via Satellite and Roadside Assistance via Satellite assisting users in trouble. However, progression to make the features even more useful with expanded coverage has hit a large roadblock.

Apple works primarily with Globalstar to power its satellite features, though it is working with SpaceX's Starlink service with T-Mobile to expand its coverage in the summer. The problem is that Elon Musk isn't happy about Apple's investments with Globalstar and in satellite communications, since it directly competes with Starlink.


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Apple can continue to use its iOS App Tracking Transparency privacy tool in France, but must still pay a fine for having used it before.


France's Authorite de la Concurrence, its competition authority, first announced an antitrust investigation into Apple and its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) in July 2023.

Now according to Reuters, it has released its conclusion and also fined Apple — but for less than it had previously been expected to.


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The Keychron Q3 HE is a great compact mechanical keyboard, one that offers lots of customization thanks to its Hall Effect switches.


It's 2025 and it's raining keyboards, be they big, small, mechanical, low-profile, RGB lights, wired, or wireless. With a cavalcade of features as vast as the acts from an 1880s Vaudeville show, the industry is busting at the seams.

Companies around the world are producing amazing keyboards, but Keychron stands out as an industry leader with its staggering array of styles, colors, and features. Unlike many manufacturers, Keychron offers keyboards targeted at Mac users with cross-platform compatibility.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook took to X.com to announce that the company would be making donations to relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake affecting Myanmar and Thailand.


"Our hearts go out to all those in Myanmar and Thailand affected by the devastating earthquake," Cook wrote on his personal account. "Apple is donating to support relief efforts on the ground."

The death toll from the Myanmar earthquake has surpassed 1,700 people, with more than 3,400 people injured. Survivors and bodies are still being pulled out from collapsed buildings, according to BBC News.


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Apple is already looking beyond its next generation of M-class chip, designing the future M6 processor that will include an in-house cellular modem for its anticipated 2027 Mac lineup.




The company is currently planning to update its MacBook Pro lineup to an M5 processorlater this year. Other Mac models will get the M5 upgrade as well, after the reveal and details of the M5 chip emerge during the June WWDC conference.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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A new MacBook Pro sporting an M5 chip is expected to arrive in the fall of 2025, but a case redesign will have to wait.


As has been the case for the past two years, the MacBook Pro will get another chip upgrade later this year, but will likely look the same overall as the M3 and M4 versions. A case revision is now expected to happen in late 2026, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

Apple is now anticipated to delay the release of an M5-based iPad Pro to around the same time frame. With the M4, the iPad model received the chip six months before it arrived on any Mac models.


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The Apple Health app could offer AI-based coaching to users in a similar way to a real doctor, with food tracking also likely to be a big feature in a future app update.


The Health app is used as a central store for a user's health metrics. Compiling together data collected from hardware like the Apple Watch and from its own sensors to give users an overall view of their fitness and health.

While the current app can identify and notify on trends and other insights, a future version of the app could offer a lot more help. Thanks to the use of artificial intelligence.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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A new report backs up previous claims that an iPad Pro with an M5 processor will be released in the second half of 2025, and adds that it is already in testing.


Previous rumors have claimed that the expected M5 iPad Pro will be released in late 2025 — and be only a minor update. According to Bloomberg, however, this next iPad Pro could be earlier than expected, with the new estimate saying only that it will be released in the second half of 2025.

The report specifically says that the M5 iPad Pro is currently in what it describes as advanced testing, ahead of manufacturing and mass production. Also describing it as late-stage testing, the report says that there will be four models, and they are codenamed J817, J818, J820, and J821.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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A $700 flash discount is in effect on Apple's 1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 this weekend only, with additional upgraded models up to $1,100 off.


Marking the lowest price on record, both B&H Photo and Best Buy are discounting the M3 14-inch MacBook Pro with an upgrade to 1TB of storage to $1,299. This flash deal ends on Sunday, March 30 and the closeout offer is limited to stock on hand. If you're interested in picking up the laptop, it's recommended to do so early to avoid the retailers selling out.

To put the discounted price in perspective, it would cost over $300 more to get the M4 version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage.


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Though Apple has yet to introduce a product with a folding display, the rumor mill believes the technology will make its way to the iPad and MacBook. Here's what to expect, and when to expect it.


Over the years, we've heard various claims surrounding Apple's foldable display ideas, most of which have to do with a supposed iPhone Fold that's said to be in the works. The iPhone will likely receive the technology first, so it only makes sense that the iPad and MacBook would follow suit.

The idea itself is not far-fetched, with Apple's own patents indicating that the company was at least considering a foldable iPad-type device at one point. More recently, however, leakers and analysts alike have all chimed in with claims of technical specifications and supposed release dates, and they have a lot to say.


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Apple has seeded a second release candidate for iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, with a full release of both expected the week of March 31.


Apple initially introduced the first round of release candidates for macOS 15.4, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4, and visionOS 2.4 on March 24. Four days later, it has introduced a second RC build of iOS and iPadOS for testing.

It's not uncommon for there to be multiple release candidate builds of software before it is released to the public. While a release candidate is supposed to have the same content as the final release, sometimes there is a missing or incorrect element that needs addressing urgently.


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